[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4470-H4471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           OUR NATIONAL DEBT

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last week our national debt 
reached a record $33 trillion. During the next 30 years, the interest 
payments alone on this debt will become

[[Page H4471]]

the Federal Government's single largest expenditure.
  Now more than ever, we need to address the runaway spending that has 
created this debt crisis while sending inflation skyrocketing and 
costing American families an extra $10,000 a year.
  Pennsylvanians cannot afford business as usual from Washington. It is 
time to put an end to the wasteful spending in our budget. It is time 
to stop the inflation that has driven up the prices of gas and 
groceries. It is time to rein in the runaway spending and once again 
pass a budget that is truly worthy of the American people.

                          ____________________